Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 February 1902 — Landis is Always on Right Side. [ARTICLE]

Landis is Always on Right Side.

A Washington correspondent of an Indianapolis paper says: Representative Landis, of Indiana; Representative Cousins, of lowa, and Minister Wu, have accepted an invitation to speak before the Lincoln Club, of Grand Rapids, Mioh., February 12.

Representative Landis had a long talk with the President today about Cuban reciprocity. He is prepared to deliver a speech in favor of concessions to the Cubans and will do it unless the ways and means committee indicate shortly that it will report a bill along the lines suggested by the administration. While all the Republican members from Indiana have not expressed their views, it is believed that with the exception of Steele and Crumpaoker, they favor granting concessions. Speaker Henderson and Mr. Dalsell, of the committee on rules, were at the White House early today. They had just finished with the President when Mr. Landis was admitted. No one doubted that their presence related to the Cuban situation, although they declined to disouss the objeot of their viqjt. The President has indicated that he proposes to “put on the pressure,” believing that a majority in both the House and Senate favor concessions to Cuba. The prevailing opinion now is that the Speaker and his followers are preparing to bow to the demand of the administration,